//------------------------------// // Final Round: Wild Card // Story: Gameshow Celestia // by DakariKingMykan //------------------------------// ROUND FOUR The girls could hardly contain themselves. “You’ve got it won!” cried Rainbow. “You sure showed him.” “I think she may win this.” agreed Fluttershy. “What do you “Think?” asked Rarity “Of course she has it won.” “I wouldn’t get so cocky.” said Spike “There’s still one last round.” “Yes… and the scores are still very close.” added Twilight. Sunset turned to Celestia, but she didn’t bother to ask; she wouldn’t say whether she answered or not. “Oh, sister, can’t you just tell us?” asked Luna. Celestia playfully kept her lips shut tight and shook her head. Suddenly, the girls were starting to get a sickening feeling why she wasn’t telling. “Did you lose…?” asked Fluttershy. Celestia still didn’t even give the slightest hint. The show then came back on, and the first thing everyone saw was the co-hostess, Jen, where she had one member of the audience with her for a short mini-game. The contestant, who was a young woman named Marie, was given a chance to win a microwave oven. “And here’s how you do it…” Jen explained “I will show you eight cards for eight seconds on the board, and once you’ve seen the cards… you will take one of my cards, which match the cards that are up there… …And if you can tell me where your card is on the board, you will win the oven.” It was basically a memory match game, but it required sharp eyes and a good memory. The cards were flipped over revealing a random assortment, which Marie looked up, down, and all around at while playful music played. Then they flipped back over… Pinkie felt dizzy and lost sight of the cards. Some of the others had as well, but some had kept a sharp watch. “Choose a card, Marie.” said Jen. She offered a small hand of cards to the player, and she chose the Ace of Hearts, and she successfully found it… under Card Number 1. “Congratulations, Marie!” exclaimed Jen, and she expressed her thankfulness before passing control back over to Mykan. The girls all sat down, excited for the last round to begin. “We’re back!” called Mykan. “The scores are neck-and-neck; only $10 apart from each other as we now head into our final round, which is our “Wild-Card Hand, and here’s how it works…” The same set of sixteen cards was shown, but the rules were slightly different now, as Mykan explained… “…But in that deck there is at least one “Joker.” He then revealed to everyone what the card looked like-- a cute little Joker card. “Now, there’s at least one of those on the board. There might be two or even three... …Five-of-a-Kind is possible. We pay $300 for Five-of-a-Kind, and don’t forget the $50 bonus for High Hand. So players… work carefully now, because I’ve got a feeling that whoever wins this round will win it all, and join me in the bonus Round for Ten-Thousand Dollars.” As if things weren’t all ready tensed enough; the girls were feeling hot and sweaty in their PJs, but they managed to keep watching. Firstly, four other, random cards were revealed to the players… Number 2: 6 of Spades… Number 3: King of Diamonds… Number 6: Queen of Hearts… Number 8: 8 of Clubs… Then they flipped over again. Since Beast Boy was now the one who was trailing, he was told go first by Mykan. “Pick three cards and you find a pair among those three… they become yours… Good Luck.” Beast Boy took a look… “Okay, Mykan… I’d like to start with Number 4 please.” Wouldn’t you know it-- his very first pick was a Wild-Card, just like that. The girls gasped softly, and Luna stiffened. Celestia, in real life, shook her head grimly. “It matches anything you may uncover…” called Mykan. “So what do you want to see this time?” “Now let’s go Number 10.” replied Beast Boy. That was shown to be the King of Hearts, giving him an instant and very strong pair of Kings. For his third pick, Beast Boy called, “Could I also see Number 16 please.” …Another Wild-Card! Now the girls and Luna were starting to really worry. “Two jokers down already?” cried Sunset. “What if there aren’t any left?” “No! We mustn’t panic…! We mustn’t!” wailed Rarity. Beast Boy had three kings, and it was still his turn… and he was grinning because he remembered something…! “I’d like to see Number 3 please.” he called, and there it was; the King of Diamonds shown earlier, giving him four! “Aa-Aa-hooo…!” groaned Rarity as she faint backwards again. Fluttershy gave her trademark whimpering squeak. “It’s hopeless now! There’s no way she can win this.” Rainbow was growing angry and calling at the screen, “Come on, you cheater! Play fair!!” Celestia sighed in dismay, and Luna looked at her with concern, but before she could say anything, there were two cries heard over the baby-monitor. “Oh, the kids…” said Celestia “Excuse me please.” and she left in a hurry. “Wait, don’t you want to see what happens?” called Pinkie. “Pinkie… she was on the show. She knows what happened.” said Applejack. Pinkie felt silly, and everyone just continued to watch. Beast Boy had four Kings, but he passed upon revealing a 6 of Clubs under Number 7, which he refused. “At least Celestia has a chance to play now.” said Spike. Twilight nodded nervously. “…Turn over three cards and hope for the best.” said Mykan. Despite her growing nervousness, Celestia looked over the cards… “I would like to try Number 5 please.” Fate suddenly began to smile on her again, for she had uncovered the 6 of Diamonds, which made her smile. “…Number 2 please.” she had remembered the 6 of Spades from when it was earlier revealed. “And Number 7 please.” and there she found the 6 of Clubs Beast had revealed on his turn, giving her three in-hand, and a comeback in the making. Even Mykan was growing excited. “What do you want to see now?” Celestia looked and called, “Let’s go with Number 1 please.” It was the 6 of Hearts, her fourth 6, giving her a good building hand, which made the crowd cheer wildly and the girls and Luna jumped and hollered with joy. “It’s anybody’s game now!” cried Sunset. “Come on, Celestia…!” Luna prayed. Celestia’s four 6s still did not top Beast Boy’s four Kings, but it still gave her a good chance as Mykan explained… “You have four natural 6s now. If you can find another Joker, if there’s one up on the board, you get Five-of-a-Kind. Pick another card, Celestia.” “How about Number 12 please.” No good, it was the 8 of Hearts. So she put it back, and it was over to Beast Boy. “I’ll try Number 9 please.” He found the Queen of Clubs; also no good. So it was turned down again. Very few cards were left that were unchecked, and the girls were finding it hard to breathe with the incredible tension mounting. Now it was over to Celestia. She was still determined to find a much-needed wild card. “I would like to see Number 15 please.” She found it!! The last remaining Joker, which completed her hand and gave her five! The girls and Luna leapt up with joy, throwing pillows up like cheerleaders and their pompons. “She did it!!” cried Sunset. “She wins!!” hollered Rainbow. “YEH-HAW!” cheered Applejack as she threw her hat up into the air. Finally, it was Beast Boy’s last turn, and he looked extremely discouraged. “Okay, Beast Boy…” called Mykan. “The entire game is riding on this one last pick. Turn over one card, and let’s see what happens.” He was practically sweating bullets while contemplating what to pick, and finally it came out, “Mykan, I’m going to try Number 14.” “He chooses 14…” said Mykan. The card flipped over, “AAAAAOOOOOHHH… Look at that!!” By an intense stroke of luck and fate, he had found the King of Spades, sealing the deal. “No…!!” cried Luna. “I don’t believe it…!” wailed Sunset. Rainbow fell to her knees in horror and shock. “But… But… she had it won!” Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie had tears brimming in their eyes. Even on screen, Celestia looked shocked, and upset, but only for a split second. She then was smiling while brushing off the feelings of defeat. “What an exciting finish that was.” said Mykan. “Celestia… what can you do? I’m very sorry, but luck had other plans. Nevertheless, for you five 6s, we give you $300. That gives you $750 for the day… …But here is Beast Boy with his luck of the draw five Kings… That gives him $300, plus $50 High Hand; our Grand Champion winner with $790!” The audience cheered loudly, congratulating to the winner, and Celestia didn’t seem to mind at all, even though the girls were simply crushed! The remaining cards were flipped over revealing some 8s and Queens, but no other Kings, proving that Beast Boy had won by sheer dumb luck. “Well, players, that was a wonderful game.” said Mykan. “Celestia, we enjoyed having you with us…” Celestia nodded thankfully. “…We will give you $750, plus our home-game of Super Pay Cards is yours to take home as well… but Beast Boy is our big winner, and he’s going for the big money in the Bonus Round when we come back.” The players and the host shook hands respectfully for a good game, and the show went on break again… but the girls felt in disgrace and despair.